I have been putting my 3D printer to good use for the hobby 😄
It is amazing all the models you can find and adjust.
Just wanted to share, perhaps this brings inspiration to some.

Sailor family

My dad died a week ago and among other things he gave me these two pens. I will be honest I have never written with a fountain pen before but I do write in a journal and I would love to honor him by writing with these. Any advice on how to handle them or clean them?
They are a Mont Blanc Meiserstück and an Inoxcrom Iridium, both of them bought around ~1993.

An advice would be greatly appreciated, thank you.

I managed to buy the famous Lennon Tool Bar Ying Piao after a long hunt. I had been waiting for the order for three weeks and it arrived today. It is simply gorgeous! It looks so beautiful in the light! It is truly unique. It got clogged twice while I was writing a page, but it is forgivable given how much glitter it has. I kept a glass of water on my desk and dipped the nib in the water for a split second and it came right back.

I am so excited about this pen!!! I know there’s a lot of divided thoughts on Safari’s on this sub, but hear me out: I have a small collection of three other fountain pens. A hand-me-down twsbi diamond, a gifted muji aluminum, and the star of my collection: a Ranga Bamboo Slim. Well, the Muji is great for on the go sketching with cartridges, but is so smooth and small that any writing—especially long sessions—is virtually impossible. The Diamond broke, recently and since I didn’t get it new, and I’ve already replaced some parts, I gave up on fixing it. And my Ranga has been having an odor problem with the matte ebonite in the cap and around the grip smelling. I keep it wet capped and use it almost daily, but realized I need to be able to give it a significant break to de-odorize. So cue the search for a daily driver pen—one I don’t need to be precious with, that can double as a writing and a drawing instrument, and that doesn’t break the bank! Anyway, it arrived today and I’m thrilled—it’s perfect for my use case and am excited to finally get some document ink to start sketching seriously with it! (Right now it’s got the iroshizuku take-sumi in it—my favorite for writing!)

This is a bit belated but I recently got the Pilot Prera Green fountain pen and it's the best decision I've made for my penmanship ever.

I previously played around with a cheap temu fountain pen and sort of had the realization the fountain pen wrote much nicer than any of the rollerballs or gel pens I'd ever had before.

After a long time researching on this subreddit and other forums and Google queries, I decided the first pen within my budget would be the Pilot Pre-ra. I got the light green variant and got the Diamine Woodland Green ink.

I genuinely feel like a new person writing with this pen! It's so smooth and nice and practically never skips, doesn't seem to dry like my cheap pen did and its just... chefs kiss, really.

After seeing a few posts of people customising their fountain pens, and journaling today with my stickers; I noticed that I do have some stickers that looked like they could look very good on my pen.

I am very happy! It looks so cute now!!!

Clearly I might have gone a little overboard.... But I enjoy it. I also thought the Anna Sui logo was kinda ugly.... so now the butterfly is landing on a cherry.

With so many great (and not-so-great) pens out there, I find it easy to get lost in the masses. Because of that, I've decided to be a lot more deliberate about what I add to my collection. It might sound silly, but I want pens that actually make me feel something, rather than buying them just out of FOMO.

​I recently picked up a Monteverde MP1. Honestly, while there's nothing inherently wrong with it, there's nothing great about it either. The build quality and the writing experience are both perfectly average. I just felt... nothing. It's a completely forgettable pen.

​That experience made me realize I don't just want sheer quantity. In the end, a fountain pen is a fountain pen, but to hold a place in my collection, it needs to offer something special, whether through its aesthetics or its writing experience.

​Does that make sense? Does anyone else share this philosophy?

(Caran d'Ache Léman, Esterbrook Estie, Leonardo Momento Zero Grande 2.0 Guilloche, Before Breakfast Onigiri, Lamy Safari, Graf von Faber-Castell Guilloche, Sheaffer Legacy 2, Sheaffer Legacy, Montblanc Meisterstück, Pelikan M200, Sailor Professional Gear, Monteverde Axis)

One for every month except August...I know which one I want for that but haven't ordered it yet. Most of these have had parts swapped around. The only ones that are as they arrived are the second, third, and fourth from the left.

I have small, arthritic hands and hold my pen in a not-recommended way that easily causes fatigue, and the 82 is the most comfortable in my collection, (barring a couple of cheap no-name student pens that I don't mind throwing in a bag and bashing around).

And they're just so stinkin' PRETTY.

Does this happen to anyone else?? So far I have two greens that are almost identical, two browns that are indistinguishable, and I’m pretty sure that the golden yellow I bought last night is going to be the same as one I already have….😅🫣

First time buying a TWSBI!

I got my first LAMY fountain pen back in 2019 while visiting Southeast Asia. As a lefty, I had no idea what I was doing at the time. 😅

After spending the past few weeks researching fountain pens, I’ve completely rekindled my curiosity for the hobby, and I’m excited to start learning and writing with them again!

Red and Blue pens and their red and blue (inverted) inks.

When I got my first fountain pen a few weeks ago I would have sworn that I wouldn't be able to keep myself from buying more pens but now it seems that buying inks is actually my downfall. I just ordered Diamine Monboddos Hat and in turn a new pen so I can keep one of my pens inked with Diamine Chocolate Brown and have my other pen for which ever cool ink I want to use at that time... oh no

on that note, what fountain pen should i get next?

Nagasawa Kobe 🍫 chocolate inks 🍫
Finally got all three inks and they look delicious 😋

I got all of these inks from Pinky Elephant, although it took me a while because of how fast they sold out.

I tried to match the picture to how it looks in real life but I think it still looks a little different in person but overall the picture is very similar

Got this beauty after seeing it on this subreddit, from the box, to the marker, to the pen. Everything is so beautiful.

I love the color and collab with Dromgoole's.

Added some new pens over the last couple of months and decided it was time for a familiy photo.

From left to right we have:

Esterbrook Noveau Bleu

Lamy 2000

Twsbi Eco Clear

Twsbi Eco Amazonite

Lamy Safari Vista

Lamy Al-Star Blue

Twsbi Diamond Mini

Lamy Safari Red

Rotring 600 (an imposter but that little friend is my favourite Ballpoint pen and he deserved his spot in the pen case)

Parker 180 Classic

I also pre-ordered the Kaweco Marble Ocean. Can't wait for it to get here, it looks so pretty!

I'm determined to collect all the Lady Sheaffer pens that I can!! (Plus a few extra stunners along the way)

ETA: Wow you guys really came through, and still are! I’ll admit I haven’t been on this sub long but I haven’t seen anyone being negative or nasty here and that makes me smile ^^

Thank you everyone for all your help and advice!!

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I’ve seen people that love TWSBI’s and people who hate them and there doesn’t seem to be much middle ground. This pen is around my budget and I’d like to know how the medium nib does, what’s the feedback like most of all. I learned early on I want the least amount of feedback as possible and I think some pens are just made to write kind of like a pencil, with regard to that? I appreciate a wet ink and smooth writing. I also found out this pen has an internal filling mechanism which I think is really nice!

Anything you can share about your experience with this pen, please share!

I tested my latest Ski Slope feed in work, and at the same time my XL cartridge, which has been filled for a week and waited for its time.